美国知名的科技博客、数字媒体创业公司、在线新闻平台《商业内幕》(BusinessInsider)曾经盘点了阿里创始人马云的11条经典语录,并形容马云是“奇怪”(Strange)、“铁腕”(relentless)的天才。
01 On not giving up
Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueler. And the day after tomorrow is beautiful.
今天很残酷,明天更残酷,后天很美好。
02 On past mistakes from "the dark days"
If you don't give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.
只要不放弃,你就还有机会。如果不够强大,你就得专注、多想,不要蛮干。
03 On teamwork
If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat ten of them.
如果我们是个优秀的团队,并且知道奋斗的目标,我们就可以以一挡十。
04 On having a larger mission
It doesn't matter if I failed. At least I passed the concept on to others. Even if I don't succeed, someone will succeed.
要是我失败了,也没关系。至少,我把一些想法传递给了其他人。即使我未能成功,总有后来者会成功过。
05 On perseverance
We will make it because we are young and we will never, never give up.
我们一定会成功,因为我们年轻。我们永远、永远不会放弃。
06 On work
If we go to work at 8 am and go home at 5 pm, this is not a high-tech company and Alibaba will never be successful. If we have that kind of 8-to-5 spirit, then we should just go and do something else.
每天8点上班、5点下班不是一家高科技公司的工作节奏,如果阿里巴巴是这样的共工作节奏,也不会取得成功。要是选择早8晚5的节奏,我们就应该去干点别的。
07 On competition
You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.
应该向竞争对手学习,但不能抄袭。要是抄袭,公司完了。
08 On Alibaba.com's IPO
Alibaba is not just a job. It's a dream. It's a cause. Let the Wall Street investors curse us if they want.
阿里不是只提供工作机会,它能帮人实现梦想。实现梦想是阿里的事业。华尔街投资家们可以诅咒我们(我们不在乎)。
09 On starting a company
If you want to grow, find a good opportunity. Today, if you want to be a great company, think about what social problem you could solve.
想要发展,得抓住机会。在时下,如果想成为伟大的公司,必须要解决社会问题。
10 On the benefits of his technological ineptitude
Intelligent people need a fool to lead them. When the team's all a bunch of scientists, it is best to have a peasant lead the way. His way of thinking is different. It's easier to win if you have people seeing things from different perspectives.
一群聪明的人需要一个蠢人领导他们。如果一个团队全都是科学家,最好的方式是找个农民领导他们。因为,农民和科学家的思维方式不一样。一个团队里,有人可以从不同的角度看待问题,这个团队就会成功。
11 On growth
In carrying out e-commerce, the most important thing is to keep doing what you are doing right now with passion, to keep it up.
在发展电子商务方面,最重要的是,坚持你现在做的,并且带着激情。
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